Tuesday, 11 February 2014

So far NVIDIA has been making good on its
promise of regular updates for its SHIELD portable gaming console, and
this month is no different. Update 65 is rolling out now, and it brings a
handful of new enhancements to some of SHIELD's flagship features, like
Gamepad Mapper and Gamestream. Before we get into the details, here's a
look at the full changelog:

GAMESTREAM improvements

Stream from your PC at up to 1080p @ 60 FPS in Console Mode when using Ethernet (via micro USB Ethernet adapter).

Ability to map gyro simulation to analog thumbsticks with new “motion sensor” feature.

Improved right thumbstick features for first person perspective games that use touch swipes to look around.

New “accelerated cursor” option for joystick mouse mode.

Full-screen mode updates

Option to auto-hide status bar.

View status bar with a swipe down from the top of the screen.

Enable option from Settings > Display.

The biggest improvement probably comes to Gamestream, which can now
stream some games at full 1080p in console mode. The catch, of course,
is that it requires the use of an ethernet adapter; otherwise, only a
handful of games are supported at the moment: Assassin's Creed: Black
Flag, Batman: Arkham Origins, Battlefield 4, BioShock Infinite,
Borderlands 2, Crysis 3, and Skyrim. If all those requirements are met,
then streaming PC games to your TV isn't just a dream anymore – it's
something that can actually happen. That's sweet.

Past that, Gamepad Mapper also sees some considerable improvements,
including the launch of community profiles, which will allow users to
share their custom mappings. As of this update, gyro simulation will
also be mappable to the analog thumbsticks using a feature called
"motion sensor." FPS games that use touch swipes to look around are also
improved with this update, which is something that definitely needed to
be tweaked.

One of the other big additions in this update (which isn't in the
changelog) is support for NVIDIA GRID. This now-included app will allow
users near NVIDIA's Northern California cloud gaming servers to stream
PC games to their SHIELD. That's pretty huge... and it makes me wish I
lived in Northern California. Anyone looking for a roommate?

GRID is also available in the Play Store, though it's only compatible with SHIELD and Tegra Note at the moment. Head here to check it out.

Finally, there are some fullscreen features along for the ride, which
will allow the status bar to be auto-hidden. It can then be brought
back with a swipe down from the top of the screen – a lot like KitKat's
immersive mode feature.

Update 65 should be on its way out now – head into Settings >
About SHIELD > System updates to pull it down on your device.

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